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Edward MacK. Glover
1889–1958
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Edward “Eddie” Glover was a well-documented Pictou Island boatman and winter mail carrier whose family is closely tied to the Island’s iceboat and transportation history. The 1921 and 1931 censuses place Edward with wife Anna and children including Ruth, Lavina and Elmer. PIHS historical material remembers Eddie for carrying winter mail and navigating the dangerous seasonal crossing. He is commemorated at R8-007 with Annie Jennie Glover. Elmer Carson Glover’s obituary names his parents as the late Edward Glover and Ona (MacCallum) Glover. Elmer was born on Pictou Island, spent most of his life in Toronto and retired to Pictou about a year before his death, aged sixty-six. It names brothers Kenneth and Gorman and predeceased sisters Ruth and Viona, and announces committal of his ashes at Seaview Cemetery. The year 1985 is handwritten on the clipping; an exact death date is not established. The maternal name Ona in this obituary differs from Anna in the census-based account and remains recorded as a source variant.
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- 1921/1931 census
- PIHS winter mail and iceboat history
- NovaStory R8-007
- Family obituary clipping supplied by Susan Parker, PARL / Pictou County Roots Society, 26 October 2026. Newspaper unidentified; Theodore and Logan clippings carry handwritten EN date annotations.
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Contribute evidence or a correction →Census households · 1911
195 enumerated residents in 37 original census family units. These are source households, not inferred genealogical branches or street addresses. Cancelled entries are excluded; source spellings and recorded ages are retained.
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Kenneth McKenzie (1812–1883) & Annie McDonald McKenzie
Selected person’s details ↑Family around Edward MacK. Glover · 4 generations · 5 of 27 people
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- Edward MacK. Glover ↔ spouse of Annie Jennie Glover
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- Edward MacK. Glover → parent of Lavina M. Glover MacDonald
- Annie Jennie Glover → parent of Lavina M. Glover MacDonald
- Viney McKenzie → parent of Edward MacK. Glover · Identified from the 1913 and 1935 marriage records, the family memorial and Mary’s reported aunt relationship. Vinie/Lavina is identified with Viney McKenzie through these combined sources; recorded ages and birth years differ.
- Mary McKenzie → aunt of Edward MacK. Glover · Identified from the 1913 and 1935 marriage records, the family memorial and Mary’s reported aunt relationship. Vinie/Lavina is identified with Viney McKenzie through these combined sources; recorded ages and birth years differ.
- Viney McKenzie ↔ sibling of Mary McKenzie